Shatfacts - Did you know...?

[castros_bro]

You need the number printed on your Sta**ucks receipt in Zurich to open the electronic digilocked toilet bloody door.

[jonny69]

Ford Anglia and Triumph Herald use the same brake shoes.

 

Ford Anglia, Mini and Reliant Robin all use the same starter motor, but it's cheaper if you get the one for the Reliant.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I didn’t believe that about the Cinq, but its true! Its got a revised 126 engine mounted longways on a 126 transaxle, with the engine spinning in the opposite direction! Amazing. YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND, BABY RIGHT ROUND - LIKE A SHITTY FIAT BUILT IN POLAND

[inconsistant]

The Daewoooooo Matiz was originally designed as a replacement for the Fiat Cinquecento. They were made at the same ex-FSO factory in Poland.

[Barry Cade]

It is possible to do 20MPH in reverse on a CZ 250, whilst having no idea what's going on.

[Junkman]

The Citroen GS/GSA flat four engine is in fact a Panhard design.

[Barry Cade]

The Maserati Ghibli Cup of 1995 had over 150bhp per litre...

[doug]

Fiat 126 headlights were fitted to Mk11 Moto Guzzi Le Mans

[autofive]

The Maserati Ghibli Cup of 1995 had over 150bhp per litre...

 

wiki says:

Ghibli II Cup 1995 V6 DOHC 1996 cc 335 PS (246 kW; 330 hp) Top speed: 270 km/h (168 mph) Fuel injection, twin turbo    

[Jikovron]

sleep induction facts,,,

 

4HA half shafts break at approx 3900 lb/ft static

 

reliant robin/kitten rear axles weigh 37kg

 

communist skodas have LHD dash control buttons that are great for the passenger,,but make no sense to the digits of the driver in rhd cars

 

mgf rear brake discs share identical hub fittings dimensioning to dolomite sprint drums

 

relatively needlessly ducati made performance magnetos for 1970's techumseh mower engines which incidently are architectural copies of briggs and stratton engines,,,but with italian lairy cams and dellorto carburetors all that palaver for fixed 3000 or 3600rpm running

 

K series crankshafts lock solid when the head bolts are removed, one i learnt only last week when i nearly binned a 1600 that i thought i'd somehow managed to sieze up when building it up

 

simca 1000/1300 engines rotate anticlockwise but the bored up pug 309 application of the engine rotates clockwise

[explosive-cabbage]

The Fiat X1/9 shares it's pop up's with the Lancia Stratos, and it's tail lights with the S1 Esprit. Also had a bonded windscreen from launch in 1972.

Someone told me in the pub yesterday that the X1/9 was originally meant to be a Lancia. Is this TRUE?

[Barry Cade]

Someone told me in the pub yesterday that the X1/9 was originally meant to be a Lancia. Is this TRUE?

 

Never heard that one, but as Fiat and Lancia are/were pretty much the same company designs were shared. the Lancia Montecarlo, for example was the X1/20, the X1/9 being the internal codename for the car. It started life as the Bertone Runabout, and was taken on by Fiat in the late sixties.

 

Colin Chapman bought one for his daughter, who crashed it...

[Barry Cade]

sleep induction facts,,,

 

 

mgf rear brake discs share identical hub fittings dimensioning to dolomite sprint drums

 

 

 

K series crankshafts lock solid when the head bolts are removed, one i learnt only last week when i nearly binned a 1600 that i thought i'd somehow managed to sieze up when building it up

 

 

MGF's still have the usual BL 95.25 PCD so wheels fit the Dolly, TR7 Montego's etc.

 

Never turn a K series crank with the head removed.. you'll spin the crank bearings and unseat the liners.The long bolts hold all the pieces of the engine together from the head to the sump..

 

The VVC system on the MGF is far more advanced than Honda's VTEC or BMW's VANOS as it allows minute adjustments to the cam timing.

 

Rover did over 2 million miles of testing on the MGF, and the cooling system was found to be more than up to the job, even in the desert.

[tooSavvy]

sleep induction facts,,,

 

simca 1000/1300 engines rotate anticlockwise but the bored up pug 309 application of the engine rotates clockwise

 

.... and doesn't Scmick lay a wreath at the foot of Mt. Fuji, in homage to the Gods of GoodFortune [working at Honda], for giving the world a mannic 'A about F' cogswierd motor for him to thrash, learilly about in his SIMCAs

 

tooSavvy

[Lord Sterling]

^^^ Eh?

 

You write like one of these spammers Savvy.

[citropaul]

There are 2 different length doors for the Estate versions of the Renault 21.

Theres ALSO two different size front wings between the Door and back of the front wheel arch.. These are for either the transverse 1.7 litre engine, or the INLINE Two litre / 2.1 TD engine...

[citropaul]

The Citroen DS uses Rolls Royce suspension*. This must be true as several people have used this as an opening topic of conversation when I am out in my car.

WRONG WAY Sir! The Rolls Royce uses Citroens DS Hydraulic suspension!! Not the other way. The DS had the system in 1955..

[citropaul]

The Citroen GS/GSA flat four engine is in fact a Panhard design.

Thats because Citroen Owns Panhard....

[vulgalour]

Being designed for heavy motorway use it should be no surprise that the Princess was fitted with a whopping 72 litre tank to facilitate fewer fuel stops for the company man on the go.  Combined with competitive fuel economy for the day of 35mpg+ on the motorway you really could get a long way in comfort without ever needing to stop.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

You can get 35mpg out of one as well, I have got close to 40 in the past

[Pete-M]

Porsche 928s used the battery as a damper to help stop vibrations from the transaxle.

 

[tooSavvy]

^^^ Eh?

You write like one of these spammers Savvy.

....... does no one know the guy? & his lone exploits with Honda TCs ??

 

tooSavvy

[Lord Sterling]

^^ Soz but that just doesnt help, are you trying to sell me something?

[Barry Cade]

Maybe a piano, or a dolls house?

[SambaS]

scmick

 

 

 

....... does no one know the guy? & his lone exploits with Honda TCs ??

tooSavvy